TVXQ (sometimes stylized as TVXQ! or TVfXQ), an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi[3] (Chinese: 東方神起), are a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under S.M. Entertainment. In Japan, they are officially known as Tohoshinki, and are one of the very few K-pop acts seen exclusively as J-pop artists. TVXQ are also sometimes referred to as DBSK, an initialization of their Korean name Dong Bang Shin Ki (Hangul: 동방신기). Their name translates to "Rising Gods of the East